ruminant

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noun

ru·mi·nant ˈrü-mə-nənt How to pronounce ruminant (audio)

: an animal that chews the cud

specifically : an herbivorous, even-toed, hoofed mammal (suborder Ruminantia and Tylopoda) that has a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach

Proving that being a ruminant is no bar to being a sophisticate, cows listening to Beethoven and Haydn upped their milk production by 5.5 percent.

Jeffrey Kluger

Insoluble fiber comes from the structural components of plant cell walls … . It is made up of complex carbohydrates, but has no caloric value for humans; unlike ruminants … , we are unable to digest it.

S. Boyd Eaton

Note: Ruminants include cattle, sheep, deer, goats, giraffes, camels, and llamas, although camels, llamas, and other camelids are sometimes not considered true ruminants because they possess a 3-chambered rather than a 4-chambered stomach.

Example Sentences

Adjective I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The products from ruminant animals – sheep, cows and other animals with four stomachs – tend to have greater greenhouse gas emissions.

Quora, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright.

Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 May 2022 Keep in mind that trans fats naturally occur in dairy products and other products from ruminant animals (cows, sheep), though generally at levels lower than the 0.5 grams per serving, according to the FDA.

Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 Historically, the source of rennet was from the stomachs of ruminant mammals, such as cows.

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022 Seamus Heaney once characterized the Irish novelist John McGahern as a ruminant, given to chewing the cud.

Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2021 Peculiarities of the ruminant digestive system allow those animals to benefit greatly from this process.

Matthew Regan, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2022 The ruminant meat can carry disease-causing sickness and has been linked to outbreaks.

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2022 Naturally, Biles' representative cloven-hoofed ruminant is dressed in a leotard: Biles doesn't need a goat emoji to prove her dominance, though.

Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 July 2021

Adjective

The country’s nearly 120 million ruminant animals, increasingly being fed a diet of grains laced with hormones and antibiotics, were concentrated into industrialized feeding operations.

Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 First, there is biological methane, which comes from agriculture - particularly the belches of ruminant animals, such as cows, and from rice fields - but also from wetlands, landfills, termites and more.

Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2020 Beef and other ruminant meats like lamb produce much higher greenhouse gas emissions than other proteins like beans and nuts, and these emissions are major contributors to climate change.

Jenny Splitter / Photography Kelsey Mcclellan, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019 The results of the chemical analysis show that the bottles contained dairy fat from the milk of ruminant animals, a group that includes cows, goats, and sheep.

Megan Gannon, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2019 Since 1961, methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo, and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report.

Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019 Since 1961 methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report.

Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019 Thus began Yang’s ten-year diversion into the world of ruminant biology.

Megan Molteni, WIRED, 20 June 2019 The global demand for ruminant meat, meaning beef, sheep and goat, is expected to be even higher, at 88%.

Jen Christensen, CNN, 17 July 2019 See More

单词	ruminant
释义	ruminant 1 of 2 noun ru·mi·nant ˈrü-mə-nənt : an animal that chews the cud specifically : an herbivorous, even-toed, hoofed mammal (suborder Ruminantia and Tylopoda) that has a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach Proving that being a ruminant is no bar to being a sophisticate, cows listening to Beethoven and Haydn upped their milk production by 5.5 percent. Jeffrey Kluger Insoluble fiber comes from the structural components of plant cell walls … . It is made up of complex carbohydrates, but has no caloric value for humans; unlike ruminants … , we are unable to digest it. S. Boyd Eaton Note: Ruminants include cattle, sheep, deer, goats, giraffes, camels, and llamas, although camels, llamas, and other camelids are sometimes not considered true ruminants because they possess a 3-chambered rather than a 4-chambered stomach. ruminant 2 of 2 adjective 1 a : chewing the cud : being a mammal that is a ruminant ruminant animals b : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mammal that is a ruminant ruminant digestion 2 : given to or engaged in contemplation : meditative stood there … in this attitude of ruminant relish Thomas Wolfe ruminantly adverb Synonyms Adjective broody cogitative contemplative meditative melancholy musing pensive reflective ruminative thoughtful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood. Recent Examples on the Web Noun The products from ruminant animals – sheep, cows and other animals with four stomachs – tend to have greater greenhouse gas emissions. Quora, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright. Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 May 2022 Keep in mind that trans fats naturally occur in dairy products and other products from ruminant animals (cows, sheep), though generally at levels lower than the 0.5 grams per serving, according to the FDA. Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 Historically, the source of rennet was from the stomachs of ruminant mammals, such as cows. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022 Seamus Heaney once characterized the Irish novelist John McGahern as a ruminant, given to chewing the cud. Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2021 Peculiarities of the ruminant digestive system allow those animals to benefit greatly from this process. Matthew Regan, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2022 The ruminant meat can carry disease-causing sickness and has been linked to outbreaks. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2022 Naturally, Biles' representative cloven-hoofed ruminant is dressed in a leotard: Biles doesn't need a goat emoji to prove her dominance, though. Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 July 2021 Adjective The country’s nearly 120 million ruminant animals, increasingly being fed a diet of grains laced with hormones and antibiotics, were concentrated into industrialized feeding operations. Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020 First, there is biological methane, which comes from agriculture - particularly the belches of ruminant animals, such as cows, and from rice fields - but also from wetlands, landfills, termites and more. Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2020 Beef and other ruminant meats like lamb produce much higher greenhouse gas emissions than other proteins like beans and nuts, and these emissions are major contributors to climate change. Jenny Splitter / Photography Kelsey Mcclellan, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019 The results of the chemical analysis show that the bottles contained dairy fat from the milk of ruminant animals, a group that includes cows, goats, and sheep. Megan Gannon, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2019 Since 1961, methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo, and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019 Since 1961 methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019 Thus began Yang’s ten-year diversion into the world of ruminant biology. Megan Molteni, WIRED, 20 June 2019 The global demand for ruminant meat, meaning beef, sheep and goat, is expected to be even higher, at 88%. Jen Christensen, CNN, 17 July 2019 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1661, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition ruminant noun ru·mi·nant ˈrü-mə-nənt : a hoofed animal (as a cow or sheep) that chews its cud and has a stomach with usually four chambers Medical Definition ruminant 1 of 2 noun ru·mi·nant ˈrü-mə-nənt : a ruminant mammal ruminant 2 of 2 adjective : of or relating to two suborders (Ruminantia and Tylopoda) of even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, oxen, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach ruminant adjective as in melancholy given to or marked by long, quiet thinking I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance melancholy reflective thoughtful philosophical cogitative contemplative musing ruminative pensive meditative philosophic broody analytic somber serious rational preoccupied retrospective solemn logical earnest analytical introspective self-reflective deliberate sedate grave purposeful severe abstracted sombre serious-minded weighty sober absentminded Antonyms & Near Antonyms unreflective thoughtless goofy flighty flippant unthinking frivolous featherbrained mindless scatterbrained harebrained brainless silly light-headed See More
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